Quantitative Analyst

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At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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What You’ll Be Doing

Come join us at CIBC Pension Investment Management (PIM) team for a dynamic work term – learn about asset management business and contribute in a meaningful way to our success. We are a small team of investment professionals focused on managing pension assets for tens of thousands of current and former CIBC employees. You will be exposed to a variety of professional fields, and work on tasks across a spectrum of quant areas – developing internal tools using SQL and other programming languages, leveraging your Excel and VBA skills to maintain existing set of reports and develop new ones, use extensive external datasets for quantitative investment analysis, portfolio construction and asset allocation. You will have transparency into our portfolio of assets and have an opportunity to share insights have your ideas implemented directly impacting performance of the fund.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

Important Information

• You must be currently enrolled in post-secondary education to be eligible, however, you do not need to be in a registered Co-Op program to be considered for this role. Specialization in a quantitative discipline, such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Finance, Economics major or similar is strongly preferred.

• Please include your resume (no more than 2 pages), a cover letter (no more than 1 page), and your most recent unofficial transcript with your application. These should all be uploaded into the Resume section of the application as one pdf document. Failure to include all 3 documents may result in rejection of your application.

• This role is based in Downtown Toronto within a hybrid work arrangement. Please note all employees must work within their current jurisdiction and must reside within Canada

• Duration of term: Winter 2026 (Jan - April)

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us

• Please note, we have multiple positions available under this posting and you may be considered by more than one hiring team

Who You Are

• You are a university student in a quantitative discipline, such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Finance, Economics major or similar.

• You give meaning to data. You have a strong knowledge of SQL database programming language, your are proficient in MS Excel and VBA; more generally, you have experience working with large datasets.

• You can demonstrate experience with front-end software development using JavaScript and have had exposure to visualization and graphical user interface libraries and tools such as Power BI, Tableau, DevExpress.

• You’ve had some exposure to quantitative finance, portfolio construction, return calculations, indexing and benchmarking.

• You can demonstrate experience reading financial statements and you understand the basics of accounting.

How You’ll Succeed

• Be Enthusiastic – some projects will be more exciting than others – applying the best of yourself to both kinds will ensure overall success of your work term.

• Be Brave, Be Bold – you continue to work on problems despite challenges; you persevere.

• Be a Critical Thinker – you come to work with a critical thinking mindset, looking to improve the process and better the outcome whenever possible.

• Be Your Own Project Manager – you utilize project management best practices to manage your tasks; you plan, execute, control and close projects, you work independently.

• Be a Team Player – you recognize moments when reaching out to your colleagues for help makes achieving team goals easier; you are able to pick up tasks and help out, you are able work collaboratively with other team members when necessary.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive compensation, a banking benefit*, wellbeing support and additional offers such as employee and family assistance programs and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

*Subject to program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact [email protected]

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Expected End Date

2026-04-24

Job Location

Toronto-161 Bay St., 11th

Employment Type

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Analytical Statistics, Business Documentation, Business Intelligence Tools, Data Analysis, Datasets, DevExpress Controls, Financial Benchmarking, Fund Structuring, Investment Management, JavaScript, Mathematical Finance, Microsoft Excel VBA Programming, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Pension Plan Administration, Portfolio Allocation, Portfolio Management, Quantitative Analytics, Quantitative Investment, SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Tableau Dashboard Development, Taking Initiative, Team Player, VBA Macro, Working Independently